Planetary improvement motor

ABSTRACT

The Planetary Improvement Motor uses new thermodynamic ideas that redefine heat pumps and engines with an immaculate engine and pump design that can replace nearly all engines and pumps with one basic, simple design. The Planetary Improvement Motor can save the planet if you let it. 
     WOW! YOU MUST BE LIKE A PHYSICIST OR SOMETHING TO COME UP WITH SUCH A GREAT IDEA? Actually, “No, I have never been interested in medicine. I am an artist, this is my art.”

Unlimited pollution free energy. A hyper-efficient positive displacementheat engine and heat pump constructed from as few as two components, onemoving assembly, one stationary assembly, with absolutely no physicalcontact between the two assemblies. The lack of contact parts and thecleanliness of a closed-loop environment result in a nearly unlimitedpotential life expectancy. It can be configured for both open-loop andclosed-loop operation. Hyper-efficient heat conversion is made possiblethrough a new form of positive displacement called constant volumedisplacement, and a new thermodynamic cycle that can operate ontemperature differentials considerably less than one degree. This newthermodynamic cycle can be daisy chained infinitely in both open andclosed loop and can be directly integrated into most existing heatengine systems with few or no modifications to the existing systems andwithout having to take the existing systems offline. This newthermodynamic cycle is called the Super Duper Super Uper Duper Cycle“SDSUDC”.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

The first paragraph contains a few conventions for this patentapplication. First I designed and built some motors. Then I learned thegibberish to explain why the motors function, for this patentapplication. A result some concepts may be expressed in a differentmanner than a person with very specific knowledge in the field mightexpress them. However, the concepts are none the less very clearly andaccurately explained and defined in a manner that is unambiguous,repeatable and verifiable. In order to ensure that there is no ambiguityI have included a vast number of drawings representing both mechanicaland abstract concepts as well as in-depth explanations. A range of PIMsare represented. Terms in bold are claims and or details of claims.Engine, pump, heat pump, compressor, generator are used interchangeablysince they are all forms of heat to work converters and PIMs can performall of these functions. PIMs can transfer work mechanically orelectrically. Most PIMs can reverse in function, and can be equallyefficient for both forward function and reverse function.

The Planetary Improvement Motor pertains primarily to thermodynamics,fluid dynamics, and electrodynamics as they affect engines, pumps andgenerators. It has always been a primary goal of physics to find moreefficient methods of converting heat to useable work. Ideally we wouldbe able to convert heat to work at 100% conversion and waste nothing.

Existing positive displacement engines have a nearly endless amount ofinherent design flaws which cannot be engineered out. Displacementengines convert heat to work by using mechanical components to contain afluid, then leveraging the expansion of that fluid against themechanical components for a limited duration. Energy losses and wear dueto mechanical friction between components is unavoidable due tomechanical contact dictated by present designs. More importantly thebigger losses actually occur from the inefficiency of the fuel burn andthe inability to convert much of the heat energy into work during onedisplacement. Hot radiators, and hot exhaust gasses are nothing morethan clear evidence of wasted energy. If a positive displacement enginecould convert 100% of the energy, the radiator and the exhaust gasseswould be ambient temperature.

Existing turbine engines are certainly much more efficient, longerlasting, and more reliable than displacement engines. This is dueprimarily to the lack of mechanical contact among components and themuch more efficient fuel burn. However turbines are also inherentlyflawed in ways that cannot be engineered out. The biggest problem withturbines is also the primary reason for their efficiency. Turbinesessentially leverage the movement created by the expansion of fluiddirectly against a stationary lower pressure fluid to turn a series offans. While this increases efficiency greatly by eliminating mechanicalfriction among components the inherent problem is that fluid is exactlythat, fluid. Therefore in order to generate useable work withoutmechanical containment, the fluid must be expanded and utilized in anextremely short duration. This requires a very high temperature andfluid flow. The result is that turbines are expensive to manufacture andhighly impractical for many applications.

The Carnot heat cycle is considered to be the most efficient possibleconversion of heat to work. It is one of six unique cyclic processengines that define the functions of pretty much all other cyclicprocess engines. There has been no new truly unique cyclic processdiscovered in over a century. This is the core problem of why the mostefficient conversion method is only somewhere around 70% in the mostefficient super expensive utility plant turbines. Everybody seems tohave made the assumption that there are no new cyclic processes left tobe discovered, and that the only way to increase efficiency is byimproving the same processes. These processes have only been able toachieve 70% conversion after 200 years of engine R&D. Unimpressive! Infact really, really, really unimpressive! I didn't realize this when Istarted designing and building the Planetary Improvement Motor and nowit's too late because I accidentally designed the PIM a positivedisplacement pump and engine (a pimgine) with a new unique modular,reversible at equal efficiency, daisy chainable, cyclic process that canbe open loop or closed loop Super Duper Uper Duper Cycle. I believe thatSDSUDC has a 99+% heat to work conversion potential. I also believe thatit operates at the exact same efficiency for both forward function andreverse function. Oops!

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention, the Planetary Improvement Motor (PIM) is a pump andengine, designed to stop the increasing the greenhouse effect and endworld hunger by converting energy at previously impossible efficiencylevels. The PIM can function as a vacuum pump, pressure pump, heat pump,heat engine, generator etc, and it can be reversed for all functions.

The PIM can perform all functions much more efficiently than any otherexisting design. The PIM is also simpler, smaller, longer lasting andcheaper to produce than any other design. Quite simply the PIM can andwill replace every existing non electric pump and engine design on theplanet.

The PIM can be used as an open loop engine or pump, or as a closed loopengine or pump. It is usually reversible at equal efficiency for allfunctions. Whether constructed as a closed loop or open loop it iscapable of extreme efficiency.

The PIM designed to be extremely simple to manufacture. It can be madefrom any material that remains stable enough within the desiredoperating temperature range of the PIM. It can be configured for anytemperature range making it ideal for high heat/power (turbinereplacement), as well as low heat/power (solar electric and portablebattery replacement).

In the most basic sense a PIM converts heat to work by altering theenergy level of fluid within a fixed volume chamber, in order todisplace fluid. The equalization of pressure on both entry and exit offluid to and from the chamber(s) is the mechanism that converts the heatto work or the work to heat. A PIM can do this by equalizing fluidpressure between stationary and moving chambers. A PIM can daisy chainstationary and moving chambers infinitely. This method of fluiddisplacement is called Constant Volume Displacement “CVD”.

Mechanically a PIM can best be described as a cross between a multistageturbine and a multistage piston engine with the best attributes of bothand none of the negatives. The PIM is a true cyclic positivedisplacement pump and engine (pimgine), fitting every criterion thatdefines a positive displacement pump and positive displacement engine.However it can do this with ABSOLUTELY NO CONTACT BETWEEN THE STATIONARYAND MOVING COMPONENTS!

Thermodynamically a PIM it can best be described as a cyclic processengine that can have from two to infinity thermodynamic loops containedwithin the same system. It is based on a new cyclic process I have namedthe Super Duper Super Uper Duper Cycle “SDSUDC”. This cyclic processdiffers greatly from all other cyclic process in that it is modular, canbe daisy chained, and can usually be inserted anywhere in thethermodynamic loop of any other thermodynamic process. SDSUDC can alsobe configured for both open-loop and closed-loop operation. When SDSUDCis represented on a PV diagram SDSUDC does not look like the typical PVloop for a cyclic process engine. A blob composed four subsystems (AB,BC, CD, & DA) of varying size and shape. SDSUDC always has ninety degreecorners and perfectly flat sides. At first glance the SDSUDC PV loopappears as an infinitely thin vertical line with uniform length,horizontally protruding lines at regular intervals. The fact is thateach of the horizontally protruding lines is actually three subsystemsof a PV loop and the vertical line connecting the two horizontal linesis actually the fourth subsystem of the PV loop. From a time perspectiveSDSUDC might actually be described as having the potential of beingperfectly asymmetric. SDSUDC is able to devote as much as 100% of thethermodynamic cycle time along only one of the four subsystems withinthe PV loop (the one that is working) and as little as 0% of the time tothe three other subsystems within the same loop. SDSUDC is also specialbecause the loop can be made infinitely small by daisy chaining aninfinite number of SDSUDC cycles within the same system. I believe thatthe ability to infinitely daisy thermodynamic loops within the samesystem therefore allowing a difference in pressure ΔP to be dividedinfinitely ΔP/∞ and therefore a difference in energy ΔE to be dividedinfinitely ΔE/∞ is what allows 99+% conversion. The ability to divide adifference in pressure infinitely allows SDSUDC to infinitely divide thethermodynamic loop size resulting in a potential for a change in energyas small as one. SHAZAM!

Value locking allows a PIM to produce power/pressure up to 100% of thetime it is in operation. Typical four stroke piston engines producepower/pressure less than 25% of time. A turbine works 100% but requiresa large temperature differential to operate. Value locking causes forcedsimultaneous subsystem pairing “FSSP” to occur. FSSP forces theisothermal and isometric thermodynamic cycles to occur nearlysimultaneously by not allowing their relationship to vary. This resultsin the shortest possible time component for the flow within eachthermodynamic subsystem pair. If the time component is removed from thenon working portions of the thermodynamic cycle and shifted to theworking portions the total system entropy for that cycle is greatlyreduced. The other result of value locking is forced loop pairing.Forced loop pairing is when thermodynamic PV loops are forced to existonly as pairs of thermodynamic PV loops and cannot exist as individualthermodynamic PV loops.

The ideal embodiment of a PIM is closed loop and has only two parts. Onemoving assembly, one fixed assembly, and no contact between the twoassemblies. It has both permanent magnetic bearings and fluid pressurebearings requiring no physical contact between assemblies, and it isconstructed from borosilicate glass or any material that has extremethermal stability. A PIM can have a nearly unlimited life expectancy ifproperly constructed.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

It is less confusing to read the application in its entirety BEFOREattempting to understand the drawings. The drawings are broken down intosix groups. Five groups correspond to five different enginesdemonstrating various aspects of Planetary Improvement Motors. There isalso a sixth group of general drawings which are used to demonstrateprinciples that apply to all Planetary Improvement Motors.

Five different Planetary Improvement Motors are drawn. Each PlanetaryImprovement Motor has a corresponding set of worksheets that explaincertain aspects of the drawings. The worksheets and drawings providesome general ways to compare all of the different PIMs to each other aswell as insight as to how group timing system works. The perspectives ofthe drawings that accompany the motors are also similar to each otherfor a basis for comparison. Following this paragraph will be the LEGEND(paragraphs [028]-[045]) which includes the worksheet decodes and partnumber decodes, followed by one paragraph explaining each of the fourdrawing perspectives that are common to all five Planetary ImprovementMotors shown, as well as one paragraph explaining each of the fivePlanetary Improvement Motors. This will be followed by the individualdescription by figure number.

Planetary Improvement Motor Worksheet Decode

Model Name Name Design Use Designed use Possible Uses Likely alternativeuses Manufacturing Equipment Equipment required to manufactureManufacturing Method A basic overview of the procedures required tomanufacture Materials Most likely materials used to manufactureDisplacement Style Method of arranging chambers and direction of fluidflow Differential Seeding Method used to displace non- compressiblefluid Open Loop or Closed Loop Indicates whether the transfer fluidoperates in an open loop or closed loop Recirculation Method Method thatis used to close the loop affecting the transfer fluid Transfer FluidPrimary fluid used to transfer energy between stationary and movingcomponents Bearing Style Primary method used to maintain the correctclearance between stationary and moving components Differential MethodMethod and source for transferring heat into or out from a pump orengine Expansion Contraction Indicates whether fluid is expanded orcontracted in order to convert heat to work Power Method Method fortransferring work into or out from a pump or engine Seal Style Methodand material used to seal valves Mass Displacement Ratio Method and massdisplacement difference between the lowest pressure stage and thehighest pressure stage Plane Orientation Indicates the relativeorientation of the four physical planes to which group timing system isbeing applied Total CVD Discs Indicates total number of CVD discs MovingCVD Discs Indicates total number of CVD discs that are moving StationaryCVD Discs Indicates total number of CVD discs that are stationary StagesIndicates total number of different pressure zones affecting this pumpor engine RPM Range Intended operational range and maximum RPMDisplacements per Total number of displacements that Revolution orLinearlution occur in one revolution or linearlution MaximumDisplacements per Total number of displacements that Minute occur duringa one minute duration operating at maximum rpm General discussion Ageneral discussion of the pump or engine

Group Timing System Worksheet Decode

Items are given in terms relative to displacement duration becausedisplacement duration is the duration of one displacement.

X = Group Duration X/Y = A Y = Number of displacements in group Y · A =X A = Displacement Duration A B = Valve Opening Duration Range B ≦ .5A C= Total Pause Duration C + B = A C = A − B D = Exhaust duration rangeD + C + F = A D = .5B D_(a) = Exhaust valve opening duration D_(a) ≦ D F= Intake duration range F + C + D = A F = .5B F_(a) = Intake valveopening duration F_(a) ≦ F E = Pause one E + B + G = A E ≧ .5B G = Pausetwo G + B + E = A G ≧ .5B

Item Number Decode

First position indicates what the item actually is. The first positionis represented by a two digit number. 01-25=Concrete object.26-50=Abstract object.

Second position indicates whether the item is moving or stationary. Thesecond position is represented by an M for moving and or an S forstationary.

Third position indicates the item location based on pressure, and isrepresented by a ratio composed of whole numbers whole number/wholenumber. The first number indicates the actual pressure zone that theitem associated with. The second number is the total number of pressurezones that are associated with the pump or engine while in operation.The number one always represents the lowest pressure zone. pressure zoneassociated with item/total number of pressure zones associated with pumpor engine

ITEM DECODE EXAMPLES Example 1

-   -   Part number 01 MS2/4    -   01=Bearing.    -   MS=Item has both moving and stationary components.    -   2/4=Item is associated with the second lowest pressure zone of        four pressure zones affecting this pump or engine.

Example 2

-   -   Part number 09S1/7    -   09=CVD transfer cap.    -   S=Item is stationary.    -   1/7=Item is associated with the lowest pressure zone of a total        seven pressure zones affecting this pump or engine.

1-25 CONCRETE OBJECTS

-   1. Bearing-   2. CVD Core coupler-   3. CVD Disc-   4. CVD Disc Core-   5. CVD Disc Housing-   6. CVD Exhaust Valve-   7. CVD Housing Coupler-   8. CVD Intake Valve-   9. CVD Transfer Cap-   10. DDC Chamber Complete-   11. DDC End Wall-   12. DDC Exhaust Valve Port-   13. DDC Intake Valve Port-   14. DDC Sidewall-   15. Flow Limiter-   16. Generator Bearing Magnet-   17. Onboard Energy Storage Tank-   18. Transfer Bars-   19.-   20.-   21.-   22.-   23.-   24.-   25.

25-50 ABSTRACT OBJECTS

-   26. CVD Disc O.D.-   27. CVD Disc I.D.-   28. Group Duration-   29. Group Offset-   30. Displacement Duration-   31. Displacement Duration Offset-   32. Electrical Insulator-   33. Electrical Conductor-   34. Exhaust Duration Range-   35. Exhaust Valve Opening Duration-   36. Heat/Pressure added-   37. Heat/Pressure subtracted-   38. Intake Duration Range-   39. Intake Valve Opening Duration-   40. Pause Two Duration-   41. Pause One Duration-   42. Thermal Insulator-   43. Thermal Conductor-   44.-   45.-   46.-   47.-   48.-   49.-   50.

Five motors have drawings based on the same or similar perspective thatare labeled at the top of each drawing. Circular 44441111 also has a setof additional drawings that the other pumps or engines don't. This isdone simply because Circular 44441111 is the first PIM that isexplained. The best way to compare the various pumps or engines to eachother is to lay out all the matching drawings and worksheets on a tablein a grid. This works very nicely since they all share the same basicset of drawings and worksheets.

First drawing labeled three dimensional is a three dimensional view ofthe entire pump or engine and its internal components. Engine primarycomponents are separated from each other and motor is partiallydisassembled. View is an approximate downward forty five degreeperspective.

Second drawing is labeled cross section. This is a two dimensional viewof the pump or engine as if it where split exactly in the middle and youare viewing the cross section of one of the halves. This is a great viewfor demonstrating how much easier it is for the fluid to add or subtractenergy to the moving components than it is for the fluid to leak. Thepassage through the chambers is large and free flowing however in thedrawings you can see that the passage where fluid can leak is very longand constricted. It is easy to see why leakage is not an issue when thesize and length of the leakage passage is compared to the size andlength of the passage through the discs. This is also a great view fordemonstrating the lack of contact between stationary and movingcomponents.

Third drawing labeled Group Timing System view is not a concrete view;it is an abstract view that shows the time relationships that arenecessary for constant volume displacement and that are governed bygroup timing system. The abstract perspective shows the four differentequal duration time planes that govern the functions occurring alongfour corresponding physical planes. This drawing is intended to be avisually simple way of comparing the time relationships of variousPlanetary Improvement Motors to each other.

Fourth drawing Abstract Cutaway and PV Loop is the best drawing forunderstanding how a Planetary Improvement Motor actually works. AbstractCutaway and PV Loop is not a concrete view of physical components itsimply resembles a cutaway of an actual PIM. Abstract Cutaway and PVLoop is a further use of an abstract time perspective view with theaddition of arrows to indicate fluid movement and Xs to indicate fluidstop. This is a great perspective to understand how the variousdurations affect the flow of fluid. This view is depicted over theduration of one single fluid displacement in the system. Thisperspective also incorporates a PV diagram in order to tie together theflow of fluid with the thermodynamic loop.

First Planetary Improvement Motor labeled Circular 44441111 is simply ademonstrator that introduces constant volume displacement in a circularfashion. Circular Planetary Improvement Motors have the highestefficiency potential of all PIMs because they can be easily packaged ina closed loop environment and they are most easily adapted to thelargest range of uses. Circular 44441111 only has one chamber and onestage and is therefore highly inefficient; however it is much easier tounderstand the basics before going on to a more complex design. TheCircular 44441111 has only one spinning disc that rotates on a shaftthat is mounted on roller bearings that are in turn mounted on two fixeddiscs. No contact parts except for the bearings.

Second Planetary Improvement Motor labeled Lateral 44441111 is a simpletechnology demonstrator that shows constant volume displacement beingapplied to an open loop motor that provides linear motion. It utilizesthe same valve timing durations as the first model and the same stylechambers and fluid movement however the chambers are laid out in alinear fashion. Think of comparing a circular Planetary ImprovementMotor to a lateral Planetary Improvement Motor like comparing a standardrotating electric motor to a linear electric motor. It's the exact samemotor only in a straight line. It is called a lateral PIM becausealthough the motor motion is linear the fluid is displaced perpendicularto motor movement, in other words laterally relative to engine movementhence the name Lateral 44441111.

Third Planetary Improvement Motor labeled Linear 484121 is a simpletechnology demonstrator that shows constant volume displacement beingapplied to an open loop motor that provides linear motion just like44441111 Lateral. Linear 484121 uses the same valve timings as the firsttwo PIMs except that in Linear 484121 the fluid movement is notperpendicular to, but is in fact parallel to motor movement along thesame axis of motion except that fluid is displaced in the oppositedirection of motor movement. The same valve timing applies howeverbecause of the arrangement the chambers it looks considerably different.The moving chambers are double length and the stationary chambers on thebarrel walls are single length with only one valve that functions asboth an intake and exhaust. This style has great potential for extremelyhigh speed and large bore barrel and projectile applications. The mainlimiting factors for bore size and projectile velocity in cannons aremostly related to breach pressures and are typically dealt with byhaving powders that burn at very specific rates in order to control thebreach pressure, and by making cannons from very high strength steels. Alinear PIM can operate with ZERO breach pressure and because of this isnot limited in speed by breach pressure but instead the limits arerelated to air friction, although it is the heat from the friction thathelps to increase the velocity potential by superheating the fluid toincrease pressure. This type of motor might have the potential to launchlocomotive size chunks of frozen concentrated greenhouse gasses encasedin a shell, at orbital velocity, directly from the ground.

Fourth Planetary Improvement Motor labeled Turbine Replacement 66661111is a bit more complex and shows constant volume displacement beingapplied to an open loop circular PIM. 66661111 is much closer to what anactual functional model will look like, because of the many stages andchambers. Turbine Replacement 66661111 generates 250,000 fluiddisplacements per second at 30,000 rpm. This model is designed to beinternal combustion in order to provide the greatest power density andshould be able to provide higher power to weight ratios than turbines athigher efficiencies. In this model the chambers are smaller on fluidentry and larger on fluid exit in order to be able to provide thegreatest expansion potential in the smallest motor package. TurbineReplacement 66661111 transfers work into and out from itself with arotating shaft and electricity. The magnets can be used to turn themotor and start the combustion process or turbine replacement can simplybe used as an electrically powered super efficient compressor. Thetiming is different than the previous three PIMs in that more time hasbeen provided for heat transfer inside of the chambers, as well as alarger fluid reservoir inside of the chambers. This model is alsorepresentative of what air compressors will look like as well as waterand wind turbine replacement PIMs will be like. This style will providethe greatest power density in the short term however as PIM technologyprogresses, closed loop motors containing a phase changing fluid willprovide comparable power densities to open loop motors at higherefficiencies with little or no maintenance and superior longevity.

Fifth Planetary Improvement Motor labeled Perfect Pump 55551111 isintended to demonstrate what the perfect embodiment for PIMs will be.Perfect Pump is a closed loop Planetary Improvement Motor that containsa high power density phase change fluid such as liquid nitrogen orliquid helium. Here is where the multiplicity of stages and chambersreally start to add up and the numbers get crazy. Perfect Pump 55551111has ten moving discs with twenty chambers each resulting in fourthousand individual displacements per revolution. At sixty thousandrevolutions per minute Perfect Pump 55551111 is generating four milliondisplacements and eight million thermodynamic loops in ONE SECOND.Creating a total of four hundred and eighty million (480,000,000)thermodynamic loops per minute with a total duration per loop of0.0000012 seconds. In a package that could be made to fit in a phone orportable computer and that could be powered by body heat or sunlight. Orit could be made as large as needed. Perfect Pump 55551111 transferswork into and out of the motor electrically only. Perfect Pump 55551111can be configured either as a heat powered electric generator or as anelectric powered heat pump with absolutely no difference in components,it is a true pimgine. When reversing function the only thing altered isthe direction of the timing, it simply has to be flipped in order topoint the asymmetry in the direction necessary for the desired function.Perfect Pump 55551111 is made from borosilicate glass because of itsextreme rigidity, thermal stability, and it's near imperviousness todecay or chemical corrosion. Perfect Pump 55551111 has absolutely nocontact parts. The moving assembly is separated from the fixed assemblythrough the use of neodymium magnets embedded in both assemblies. Thesemagnets not only provide a bearing but also generate an electrical fieldin order to add work to, or subtract work from the moving assembly. Theelectricity is transferred in and out from Perfect Pump 55551111 withcopper bars or wires that are embedded in the glass and thereforeprotected from corrosion. Gold plated connectors are used where theconnections meet the environment in order to reduce electrolysis at theconnection. Perfect Pump 55551111 has only two permanently enmeshedparts when completed. The moving assembly and the stationary assembly,each of which is composed many glass components fused together. PerfectPump 55551111 is extremely cheap to produce requiring only glass,magnets, and copper, and minor gold plating. Perfect Pump is completelyrecyclable

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FIG. 01 Fluid path for fluid leakage around chambers

FIG. 02 Fluid path for fluid leakage around chambers emphasized withlines and arrows

FIG. 03 Fluid path for fluid imparting energy to rotating assembly

FIG. 04 Comparison of both length and size of the fluid leakage path andthe fluid working path

FIG. 05 Displays ratio method called disk stacking

FIG. 06 Displays ratio method called disc coning

FIG. 07 Steps in group timing system and item numbers referring todurations

FIG. 08 Example of how group timing system allows chambers to be daisychained and stacked in all directions infinitely without the intakevalve and exhaust valve of any chamber being simultaneously open anditem numbers referring to durations described in group timing system

FIG. 09-14 Planetary Improvement Motor Circular 44441111

FIG. 09A Circular 44441111 Planetary Improvement Motor worksheet (seelegend [028])

FIG. 09B Circular 44441111 Group Timing System worksheet (see legend[029])

FIG. 10A Circular 44441111 Three Dimensional view (see legend [037])

FIG. 10B Circular 44441111 Exploded view of the moving CVD disc thatcontains the chamber

FIG. 11 Circular 44441111 Cross Section view (see legend [038]) as ifmotor split directly in the middle

FIG. 12A-H Circular 44441111 Group Timing System view (see legend [039])abstract time view

FIG. 13A-D Circular 44441111 Abstract Cutaway and PV Loop (see legend[040]) abstract view

FIG. 14 Circular 44441111 A whole view that shows the proper arrangementof partial views 14A-14E which illustrate the function of variouscomponents of Planetary Improvement Motors during operation

FIG. 15-19 Planetary Improvement Motor Lateral 44441111

FIG. 15A Lateral 44441111 Planetary Improvement Motor worksheet (seelegend [028])

FIG. 15B Lateral 44441111 Group Timing System worksheet (see legend[029])

FIG. 16 Lateral 44441111 Three Dimensional view (see legend [037])

FIG. 17A-D Lateral 44441111 Cross section view (see legend [038]) fromtop down with top removed during one displacement, arrows indicate fluidin motion and Xs indicating fluid in closed chamber

FIG. 18A-H Lateral 44441111 Group Timing System view (see legend [039])abstract time view

FIG. 19A-D Lateral 44441111 Abstract Cutaway and PV Loop (see legend[040]) abstract view

FIG. 20-24 Planetary Improvement Motor Linear 484121

FIG. 20A Linear 484121 Planetary Improvement Motor worksheet (see legend[028])

FIG. 20B Linear 484121 Group Timing System worksheet (see legend [029])

FIG. 21A Linear 484121 Three Dimensional view (see legend [037]) ofstationary components

FIG. 21B Linear 484121 Cross section of Planetary Improvement Motorsplit in middle with item numbers for Group Timing System durations

FIG. 21C Linear 484121 Three Dimensional view (see legend [037]) ofmoving components

FIG. 22A-D Linear 484121 Cross Section view (see legend [038]) ofPlanetary Improvement Motor split directly in half, during onedisplacement; arrows indicate fluid in motion and Xs indicating fluid inclosed chamber

FIG. 23A-H Linear 484121 Group Timing System view (see legend [039])abstract time view

FIG. 24A-D Linear 484121 Abstract Cutaway and PV Loop (see legend [040])abstract view

FIG. 25-31 Planetary Improvement Motor Turbine Replacement 66661111

FIG. 25A Turbine Replacement 66661111 Planetary Improvement Motorworksheet (see legend [028])

FIG. 25B Turbine Replacement 66661111 Group Timing System worksheet (seelegend [029])

FIG. 26 Turbine Replacement 66661111 Three Dimensional view (see legend[037])

FIG. 27 Turbine Replacement 66661111 Cross Section view (see legend[038]) of Planetary Improvement Motor split directly in half, during onedisplacement; arrows indicate fluid in motion and Xs indicating fluid inclosed chamber

FIG. 28 Turbine Replacement 66661111 Exploded view of two CVD dischalves used to make one CVD disc with the top layer transparent

FIG. 29 Turbine Replacement 66661111 Exploded view of one CVD disc withthe top layer transparent

FIG. 30A-H Turbine Replacement 66661111 Group Timing System view (seelegend [039]) abstract time view

FIG. 31A-F Turbine Replacement 66661111 Abstract Cutaway and PV Loop(see legend [040]) abstract view

FIG. 32-37 Planetary Improvement Motor Perfect Pump 55551111

FIG. 32A Perfect Pump 55551111 Planetary Improvement Motor worksheet(see legend [028])

FIG. 32B Perfect Pump 55551111 Group Timing System worksheet (see legend[029])

FIG. 33 Perfect Pump 55551111 Three Dimensional view (see legend [037])

FIG. 34A Perfect Pump 55551111 Exploded sectional view of one CVD discspit in equal halves

FIG. 34B Perfect Pump 55551111 Exploded sectional view of onedisassembled CVD disc spit in equal halves

FIG. 34C Perfect Pump 55551111 Exploded three dimensional view of onedisassembled CVD disc

FIG. 35 Perfect Pump 55551111 Cross Section view (see legend [038]) ofPlanetary Improvement Motor split directly in half, during onedisplacement; arrows indicate fluid

FIG. 36A-H Perfect Pump 55551111 Group Timing System view (see legend[039]) abstract time view

FIG. 37A-E Perfect Pump 55551111 Abstract Cutaway and PV Loop (seelegend [040]) abstract view

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The Planetary Improvement Motor (PIM) is an engine whose function isbased on many extremely simple but completely new concepts. In order tomake it easier to understand I will first give a brief explanation ofhow the PIM works. I will then break it down into detailed concepts. Theinformation provided will allow anybody with the proper knowledge, toverify the claims.

A PIM can have as few as two parts; One CVD disk housing assembly, oneCVD disk shaft assembly. The housing and shaft each have CVD disksmounted in alternating fashion, one to the shaft, one to the housing,one to the shaft etc. . . . These CVD disks contain chambers and amethod for controlling the flow of fluid through the chambers. The discsdon't contact each other. The valves are simply openings in the discsand the seals are the narrow tolerances between the discs.

The reason that the PIM can operate with no contact seals is that it isfaster for the fluid to go through the motor creating displacement andimparting rotational or linear motion than to leak through the seals andnot impart motion. Another reason that it is possible to have noncontact seals is that the PIM counts on leakage and makes up for it bynot trying to convert the energy with one large pulse of power butinstead with very many small pulses. Also in a PIM any leakage from oneengine stage leaks only directly to the following stage in seriesresulting in no net loss. Stages can simply be stacked on to the PIMuntil desired efficiency or pressure is achieved.

How does the Pim Displace with Only One Moving Part and No CONTACTSEALS? In order to properly answer this question first we have todiscuss exactly what displacement is and what we think it is. The firstconcept is the difference between actual displacement and massdisplacement. Mass displacement is the mass of a displaced volume. Forthis discussion we are primarily interested in mass displacement.

A life vest displaces water in a completely different way than a pistondisplaces air. With a life vest we can say that its mass displacement isboth permanent and constant. It is permanent because it is impermeableand physically displaces a volume of water. It is constant because wateris non-compressible fluid. One cu ft of water has the same massdisplacement at 50,000 feet elevation as it does at sea level.

A piston in an engine has a mass displacement that is both temporary andvariable. It is temporary because it relies on seals and valves tomaintain a pressure differential. It is variable because air is acompressible fluid. One cu ft of air at 50,000 ft elevation does nothave the same mass displacement as one cu ft at sea level due to thedifference in air pressure.

In both examples the actual displacement remains unaffected by airpressure and time. The mass displacement of the life vest also remainsunaffected by air pressure and time. However the mass displacement ofthe piston engine is affected by both air pressure, and time. This iswhy an automobile engine produces less power in the mountains than bythe beach. The mass displacement of the engine is not fixed.

This concept of mass displacement is very important to understanding therest of the concepts. A piston engine has a fixed actual displacementwith a mass displacement that is both temporary and variable. A PIMengine has a fixed actual displacement with a mass displacement that isboth temporary and variable. Both are the same.

In a piston engine, a piston and a volume of air take turns occupyingthe same space. In a PIM one contained air volume (a DDC) and anothercontained air volume (another DDC) take turns occupying the same space.Both are the same except that in a piston engine the contained airvolume is displaced by a piston and in a PIM it is displaced by aseparate contained air volume.

I STILL DON'T UNDERSTAND. HOW CAN FLUID BE POSITIVELY DISPLACED WITHOUTCHANGING THE VOLUME OF THE CHAMBER? The PIM uses a new form of positivedisplacement called constant volume displacement “CVD”. Constant VolumeDisplacement “CVD” is form of cyclic positive displacement thatdisplaces a fluid from one pressure zone to a different pressure zone bycontaining fluid within a fixed volume chamber that has at least oneintake port and one exhaust port, then adding or subtracting energy toor from the fluid, the resulting change in energy within the chamberdisplaces fluid into or out from the chamber and produces work from boththe displacement into the chamber and the displacement out of thechamber.

A piston engine contains fluid in a chamber then adds heat in order toexpand the fluid and displace the fluid and the piston. Whereas a PIMcontains a fluid in a chamber then adds heat in order to expand thefluid and displace the fluid and the chamber it is contained in. Bothare the same except that a piston engine displaces both fluid and apiston and a PIM displaces both fluid and a fluid chamber.

A piston engine can be configured for linear reciprocal motion and canalso be used to create circular motion through the addition of aconnecting rod and crankshaft and various other associated components. APIM can be configured for linear reciprocal motion, as well as linearunidirectional motion, as well as circular motion, without the additionor subtraction of any components.

A reasonably analogous example of what a CVD pump (work to heat) isdoing. Would be to take a pressure cooker and hold it out a moving carwindow facing open side forward creating positive pressure inside of thepot. Then very quickly bringing the pot into the car and equalizing thepressure from the pot with the pressure in the car therefore increasingthe pressure in the car. Then repeat this procedure millions of timesper second. It may only be a tenth of a pound of pressure differencethat is contained within the pot with a total mass displacement of onegram. But if you multiply this small mass displacement of only one gramtimes a million you wind up with a total mass displacement of more thanone ton. That is a lot of fluid.

How is it Possible for the Pim to Contain Enough Pressure within a DDCTO BE USEFUL FOR POWER PRODUCTION AND HAVE NO CONTACT SEALS? In aninternal combustion piston engine a very high pressure is contained fora very short interval within a cylinder and an attempt is made toconvert as much of the energy as possible in only one pulse of workbefore the gas is exhausted. In a PIM Instead of trying to convertenergy to work in one big pulse, many millions, billions, or eventrillions of itsy bitsy teensy weensy itty bitty tiny pulses are used.It is possible for a PIM to produce a nearly infinite number ofindividual power pulses and thermodynamic cycles within one revolution.Model called Perfect Pump 55551111 produces 8,000 individualthermodynamic loops and power pulses for one revolution. At only 6,000revolutions per minute a total of 48,000,000 individual power pulses andthermodynamic loops are produced by this pocket sized PIM in only oneminute. A four stroke, four cylinder automobile engine operating at6,000 revolutions per minute produces only, 6,000 individual powerpulses and thermodynamic loops. When you compare 6,000 to 48,000,000 itis easy to see why a DDC within the PIM only needs to contain a verysmall pressure difference for a very short interval and why non contactseals work. Several new principles are employed in order to achievethis.

The first technique is Forced Loop Pairing “FLP”. In a piston engineevery displacement of fluid that passes one time through one cylindercan only produce a maximum one pulse of work. A four stroke produces onework pulse and thermodynamic cycle for every two fluid displacements. Atwo stroke produces one work pulse and thermodynamic cycle for every onefluid displacement. A PIM however produces one pulse of work and onethermodynamic cycle as the fluid enters a chamber, and one pulse of workand one thermodynamic cycle as fluid exits a chamber. That is two workpulses and two complete thermodynamic cycles for every one displacementof fluid through one chamber. In other words FLP produces four times thethermodynamic cycles per displacement as a four stroke and two times thethermodynamic cycles per displacement as a two stroke. You can think ofa PIM as a one stroke.

The second technique is displacement stacking. Displacement Stacking isto displace fluid more than one time through one chamber during onerevolution of a revolving displacement pump or engine, or onelinearlution of a linear displacement or lateral displacement pump orengine. For example in a piston engine, a piston can displace fluid anabsolute maximum of one time for each one revolution of the crankshaft.In a PIM the number of times a single DDC can displace fluid in onerevolution is the same as the number of DDCs per CVD disk squared. Forexample if a CVD disk contains 20 DDCs that means that each DDC candisplace a maximum of 20 times per revolution. Therefore 1 revolution ofone CVD disk that contains 20 DDCs per CVD disk yields 400 individualfluid displacements (20 DDCs 20 times each per revolution). This makesthe mass displacement of a PIM the number of DDCs per CVD disk squared,times the average mass displacement per work pulse, times (the total CVDdisks minus one). This will yield the approximate mass displacement forone revolution or linearlution of a PIM.

The third technique is stage stacking. Stage stacking is the containmentof more than one stage of a multistage displacement engine in a mannersuch that the leakage from one stage (that is normally wasted) iscontained and goes directly to the next stage in series with no netloss. This technique is used in the PIM when multiple CVD disks areemployed in series. Stage stacking causes the small individual pressuredifferentials that occur at each CVD disk to become cumulative. Thismeans that in order to get a higher total differential you simply stackmore CVD disks within a PIM. The maximum differential a PIM can produceis limited only by the strength of the housing and its ability tomaintain integrity.

When forced loop pairing, displacement stacking, and stage stacking arecombined the effect becomes extremely evident when viewing Perfect Pump55551111. Perfect Pump contains 10 moving and 11 stationary CVD diskswith 20 DDCs per CVD disk and a total reaction of 0.01 nm per individualtorque pulse. The result is a total of 8000 torque pulses per onerevolution yielding a total of 800 nm torque per second at 6000 rpm.OUTRAGEOUS!

IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE ZERO NET ENERGY LOSS FOR A FLUID WHEN TRAVELINGFROM ONE STAGE OF A MULTI STAGE PUMP OR ENGINE TO THE NEXT STAGE BECAUSEOF ENTROPY. WRONG! Basically it's like this. Entropy and the universe ingeneral, are always described as functions of energy. Energy requirestime in order to exist because without time there is no movement andwithout movement there is no energy, only energy potential. Everythingin existence is actually a direct function of time not energy. Lookingat everything in the universe as being a function of time and not as afunction of energy will lead to other breakthroughs in addition to thePIM. The fact is that entropy is not really a function of energy but infact a function of time. Therefore if all things are equal, the moretime and energy a system has the more entropy potential that the systemhas. If we want to reduce the entropy of a system, than we have toreduce the time or the energy for that system. So if we want to retainthe energy but still reduce the entropy than the only option left is toreduce the time fluid takes to travel from one stage to the next stage.

The way that a PIM can reduce and even eliminate the time between stagesis that the exact moment that the exhaust valve for the first movingchamber closes the intake valve the next moving chamber opens. This isbecause there is no exhaust only stroke when fluid moves from one stageof a PIM to the next stage in series. Every exhaust stroke from onestage is the intake stroke for the following stage. It is possible to dothis by holding the fluid in stationary chambers between the movingchambers. This repeated transfer of fluid between stationary and movingcomponents is how a PIM converts a change in pressure into motion. It isalso how a PIM can divide a difference in pressure infinitely andtherefore requires considerably less than one degree of temperaturedifference for operation.

NOW I UNDERSTAND NON CONTACT SEALING, FORCED LOOP PAIRING, DISPLACEMENTSTACKING, AND STAGE STACKING. BUT DOESN'T IT REQUIRE BEARINGS? Yes thePIM does require bearings but they do not have to be contact bearings.The PIM is designed to utilize magnetic bearings, and fluid pressurebearings, or roller bearings, or bush bearings, or any combination. ThePIM can be configured to take whatever bearing can locate the componentswith sufficient accuracy.

Availability of extremely high strength (n50 n53) rare earth neodymiummagnets at very reasonable cost has made permanent magnetic bearings arealistic cost effective option. The PIM can utilize magnets forelectrical production, or as bearings, or both electrical production andbearings, or no magnets at all just heat to motion. Magnets provide nocontact parts to wear out or cause drag. Strong magnets can accuratelylocate the components providing proper tolerances. Magnets can also beused to generate an electrical field for the purpose of transferringpower into and out of a PIM. Non-contact permanent rare earth neodymiummagnetic bearings are the most desirable bearing option.

When the PIM is spinning at higher rpm the leakage from the DDCs causesa fluid pressure bearing to occur between the fixed and movingcomponents. This fluid pressure bearing aids the magnetic bearing inensuring that moving and stationary components do not make unwantedcontact with each other.

HOW DOES A FLUID PRESSURE BEARING WORK? There are many types of fluidpressure bearings in common use already. The puck on an air hockey tablerides on a fluid pressure bearing. Ice skates ride on a fluid pressurebearing. Fluid pressure bearings work by maintaining sufficient fluidpressure between components to not have physical contact between thecomponents. Turbulence induced sealing “TIS” can be utilized in a PIM inorder to improve the effectiveness of a fluid pressure bearing. TIS, isthe addition of texture to the internal surfaces. The texture reducesdrag by causing fluid layers to adhere to each of the individualsurfaces. Which when combined with the constant flow created by thefluid leakage that occurs between differing pressures, result's in thepinching of rolling vortices of fluid between the fluid layers that areattached to the components. In essence without TIS the layer of fluidattached (through surface tension) to the moving surface and the layerof fluid attached to the stationary surface, attach to each other. Thiscauses the moving surface to be attached to the stationary surface withfluid. With TIS the turbulent layer of fluid attached to the movingsurface and the turbulent layer of fluid attached to the stationarysurface are induced to shear from each other. The layers don't actuallyattach to each other. Instead, a third layer of fluid vortices separatesthe fluid layers that are attached to the individual surfaces. Thesefluid vortices essentially act as ball bearings made of fluid, theturbulent fluid layers attached to moving and stationary surfaces act asthe bearing races. The vortices reduce drag by not allowing the fixedand moving surfaces to attach to each other with fluid tension. Thevortices increase the sealing efficiency by filling the gap that fluidleaks through, with rolling fluid vortices thereby not allowing theleaking fluid to occupy that space.

I KNOW THAT THERE ARE NO CONTACT PARTS BUT WHAT ABOUT THE ENERGY LOSSDUE TO INTERNAL FLUID FRICTION? Friction converts to heat. This heat iscontained in the motor and forced to work before exiting. Friction heatis simply converted to work. No direct net loss. Walla! It really isthis simple.

WHAT TEMPERATURE RANGE CAN A PIM OPERATE IN? The PIM can be configuredto operate efficiently at any given temperature range that has molecularmovement provided the construction material can remain stable enough atthat range to maintain proper tolerances. This means that a PIM can beconfigured to operate in at temperature range above absolute zero.

WHAT KIND OF FUEL CAN A PIM USE? A PIM is a heat differential enginethat can operate in both open-loop and closed-loop. What this means isthat a PIM uses a difference in temperature to produce work or work toproduce a difference in temperature. In other words a PIM can beconfigured to work with ALL fuels. In a closed-loop PIM, anything youcan use to make one end hotter than the other end, can be used. Here aresome examples of external fuel sources for a PIM, the sun, the ground,bodies of water, 99.99% efficient propane burners that can be purchasedat any hardware store for a few bucks, a burner fueled by any commonfuel such as methanol, gasoline, bio-diesel etc. . . . You could alsochoose to burn the fuel internally (open-loop). Internal combustion isnot recommended except where extreme power/weight ratios are absolutelyrequired such as aeronautic turbine replacement and battery replacementfor wearable appliances. By utilizing external combustion or expansion(closed-loop), the release of the energy contained in the fuel can beguaranteed to be at least 99.99% efficient. This is because 99.99%burners and expanders already exist and are commonly available.

WHAT FLUIDS CAN A PIM UTILIZE? A PIM can be configured to work with anymatter that can exist in a fluid state. However PIMs require somethingcompressible within the fluid in order to create positive displacement.If there is nothing compressible in the fluid then the pressure islimited to the reactions that can be generated by the moving CVD disksat either end of the motor and the flow is limited to the total leakagethrough the motor, useless! This is because PIMs rely on the ability tohave two or more distinctly different pressure zones exist within acommon fluid.

An example of distinctly different pressure zones within a common fluidwould be if you place a boat propeller in water and apply sufficientpower you can cause an air pocket occur on one side of the propeller andloose traction. These pockets are called cavitations. Cavitations occursbecause water (a non-compressible fluid) usually contains air (acompressible fluid) and by applying power to the propeller a differencein pressure occurs between the front and back of the propeller bladesthereby allowing the air in the water to expand. On the other hand ifthe non-compressible fluid (water) contains absolutely no compressiblefluid (air) then the entire fluid volume would be at the exact samepressure and no cavitations would occur, unless you add so much powerthat you cause the water to phase change. In certain PIM applicationsyou can think of the chamber(s) in a PIM as containing a series ofcavitations that are traveling from one pressure zone to a differentpressure zone.

WHAT RPM OR SPEED RANGE IS THE PIM DESIGNED FOR? The PIM can beconfigured for any rpm or speed range at which the constructionmaterials can remain stable enough to maintain acceptable tolerances.The PIM does not require high rpm in order to be efficient or producebig power. It makes much more sense to stay at lower speed in order toutilize cheaper materials and manufacturing methods and only use higherspeeds where extremely high power to weight ratios are required such asaircraft use and wearable power packs.

WHAT MATERIALS CAN BE USED FOR MAKING A PIM? The PIM can be made fromany material that can remain stable enough within the intended rpm andheat of that motor. For example if a PIM is configured to operate from100 to 200 degrees and 0-2000 rpm it would only require cheaper, softer,lower grade materials like wood, plastic, urethane foam. If a PIM isconfigured for 1000 to 1500 degrees and 10000 rpm than it requires muchharder, stronger, higher grade materials like steel, ceramic,composites.

HOW IS THE PIM MADE? WHAT MANUFACTURING METHODS ARE USED? The PIM is soextremely versatile that it can be made with just about anymanufacturing method. The manufacturing method available is the maindetermining factor for the configuration of the PIM. The PIM can beconfigured for high quality, high precision manufacturing methods likemachining, forging, complex multistage casting and made from highquality, rigid materials like steel, glass, and aluminum. If only lowquality, low precision manufacturing methods are available like handtools, band saw, drill then the PIM can be configured accordingly. Thequality of the manufacturing method is the primary factor thatdetermines the power density and versatility of a given PIM. A better,higher quality manufacturing method means a smaller, more powerful, moreversatile PIM.

HOW CAN THE PIM WORK WITH NON-COMPRESSIBLE FLUIDS EFFICIENTLY SINCE ITREQUIRES A COMPRESSIBLE IN ORDER TO ACTUALLY CREATE POSITIVEDISPLACEMENT? In order to pump non-compressible fluids effectively witha PIM you have to fool the PIM into thinking its pumping a compressiblefluid. This is done in three ways.

The first method is called gas placebo. Gas placebo is simply theaddition of a compressible fluid to non-compressible fluid for thepurpose of making it behave like a compressible fluid. Gas Placebo isthe ideal method for hydroelectric power plant use. A huge proportion ofair could be inserted in the water stream at the very top intake (lowpressure) side. As the combined air and water stream progresses down itbecomes compressed by its on weight and generates heat and pressure.When the stream arrives at the bottom it is hot and infused with highlycompressed air. Before entering the PIM the flow is severelyconstricted. This constriction allows the PIM to harness the expansionof the gas to release the heat energy contain within the fluid stream.This makes a PIM far more effective than a standard water turbine as thePIM does not try to harness the weight of the water drop for a directreaction like a turbine but in fact harnesses the full heat energypotential of the water drop. The other huge advantage of a PIM over awater turbine is that a PIM can produce useable work from an extremelysmall water drop therefore allowing for its use in small free flowingrivers without requiring damming or significant interruption of flow.

Second method is called object placebo. Object placebo is anon-permeable but compressible object(s) that is permanently placedinside of a fluid chamber or added to the fluid stream. It is not alwayspossible or practical to add a compressible fluid to a non compressiblefluid. When this is the case than a permanent compressible objectplacebo can be incorporated into each of the fluid chambers or into thefluid stream. This object placebo allows a differential to occur betweenthe inside and outside of the fluid chamber making constant volumedisplacement possible with a non-compressible fluid. This method islikely to be used for pumping hazardous fluids in closed environments.

Third method is Phase Placebo. Phase placebo is the use of a fluid thatphases into or out of a gaseous state during operation. The gas providesa compressible. This method is the most likely method to be used inclosed loop PIMs. Phase placebo provides the greatest energy densitypotential in a closed loop. Closed loop phase placebo PIMs have thehighest efficiency and longevity potential, and are therefore the mostideal configuration for PIMs.

ENTROPY MAKES 100% CONVERSION IMPOSSIBLE! Well this statement is bothtrue and untrue. If you take general entropy theory at face value than100% conversion is impossible with a cyclic process engine. This isbecause the thermodynamic cycle requires time to occur. This timeincreases as the system energy increase and therefore entropy increasesas system energy increases. This being said, in order to have no entropyin a cyclic process the cyclic process either has to have no time or noenergy. If a cyclic process has no energy, it is not a cyclic process.If a cyclic process has no time than it has no energy (only energypotential), and again it is not a cyclic process. Catch 22 maybe evenCatch 23. All of these statements are based on the cyclic process in theway that we are accustomed.

WHAT IS THE SUPER DUPER SUPER UPER DUPER CYCLE “SDSUDC”? SDSUDC is bestdefined as an asymmetric, infinitely daisy chainable, and infinitelyreducible, thermodynamic cycle that permanently and inseparably joinstwo complete thermodynamic loops within one system, and with thepotential to be equally efficient for both forward and reverse function.

The PIM relies on a completely new cyclic process that will redefine theway in which we think of engines, pumps, and of energy in general. Thisnew process is called the Super Duper Super Uper Duper Cycle “SDSUDC”.The biggest difference between SDSUDC all other cyclic process is thatSDSUDC can have 0% time on three subsystems of a PV loop and 100% timeon a single subsystem of a PV loop. It does this by combining the samecycles as a Sterling Cycle, isothermal and isometric. Unlike a SterlingCycle the SDSUDC uses a process called value locking resulting in forcedsimultaneous pairing “FSP”, in order to reduce the duration between theisothermal and isometric by creating a relationship that does notchange. Since the volume of the chamber is constant, pressure and heatare directly and unvaryingly linked to each other. In a PIM, energy canonly affect the pressure in a chamber, not the volume. In contrast, achange in energy in a Sterling Cycle engine affects both the pressureand the volume of a chamber.

The next big difference from a Sterling Cycle and SDSUDC is that SDSUDCis designed for both open and closed loop. SDSUDC cycles can be daisychained out to infinity, and reversed, and looped back to any point inthe daisy chain, all within the same system. In other words in a closedloop PIM when you insert energy into the system it goes through the PIMand whatever is not converted the first time through can be taken backto the origin or to other PIMs for further conversion by a neutral loopcalled Nyne. A closed loop PIM's exhaust gas becomes its intake gas overand over. The fluid can keep repeating this cycle until the systemreaches its minimum operational energy level. There is also the optionof adding reversed PIMs to the loop in order to double the work densitypotential by creating equilibrium between the amount of work being doneby fluid expansion and fluid contraction. PIMs can be inserted into mostknown cyclic process to significantly raise efficiency of thoseprocesses.

HOW DOES FORCED SIMULTANEOUS PAIRING “FSP” WORK? In the super dupersuper uper duper cycle “SDSUDC”, forced simultaneous paring is appliedto a pair of isothermal and isometric cycles by limiting the change involume to specific values (value locking) instead of a range of values,while allowing the change in pressure to maintain a range of values andnot specific values. In other words we provide a limited number ofspecific values (instead of a range of values) for one axis of the PVloop and a range of values (instead of specific values) for the otheraxis of the PV loop. By limiting the choices on one axis of the PV loopto specific values, the time that would normally be expended travelingthe range of values along that axis is shifted to the other axis of thePV loop that has a range of values. The net effect is that we can usevalue locking to shift the time in a PV loop of a thermodynamic processwhere it is needed (the work production side). The shifting ofnon-productive time to productive time results in massive entropyreduction.

WHY DO YOU BELIEVE THAT THE PIM HAS A 99.99+% CONVERSION POTENTIAL? ThePIM combines SDSUDC (which can eliminate all of the time not spentworking W=˜100%), and stage stacking (which allows you to divide adifference in pressure an infinite number of times ΔP/∞), and then addsdisplacement stacking (which allows you to divide a volume a nearlyinfinite number of times limited only by the technology to build smallermachines). The PIM winds up with a thermodynamic cycle that has anenergy potential as small as one, a minimum duration potential as shortas one, and a minimum volume so small that it may as well be one. Itmight even have a 100% conversion potential.

In the short term SDSUDC engines can be integrated into all existingmajor utility systems (electric, water, gas etc. . . . ) to raise thosesystem efficiencies with minimal cost and easy integration. SDSUDC istied into the waste heat systems and can be integrated withoutinterrupting utilities.

In the long term PIMs are so simple and versatile and inexpensive tomanufacture that the economic model for major utilities will change.Future utilities will have extremely low capital investment indisposable, sealed, no maintenance, easily scaleable PIMs instead ofmassive capital investment in non-scaleable turbine systems. The mainfocus of electric utilities will become power distribution and notproduction. This is because as PIMs become more prevalent the majorityof power production will actually be done by PIMs located at eachindividual home/usage site. These PIMs leverage solar heat against coldground, cold water, cold air, etc. . . .

Best of all since the PIM is not only the most efficient engine ever butalso the most efficient compressor ever. The largest single segmentresponsible for greenhouse gasses which is the production andconsumption of electrical power for indoor climate control will beconsiderably reduced as PIM heat pumps are integrated into more systems.

The PIM will be the predominant heat to work conversion method as longhumanity exists. With the PIM there is no need to try to move to the“Hydrogen Economy” as we can go directly to the “Heat Economy”. Hydrogenis simply another totally unnecessary step in an extremely long list oftotally unnecessary steps that are added to heat to work conversion. Themost efficient way to convert heat to work is simply to convert heat towork. The most efficient iteration of the hydrogen economy would involveconverting solar heat to electricity. Then electricity would have to beused for electrolysis to produce hydrogen. Then hydrogen would have tobe converted back to electricity through electrolysis. At every chemicalconversion there is a loss. PIM technology allows heat to be simplystored as heat by phasing a fluid into a more dense fluid and convertedto work or electricity as needed by allowing the fluid to phase back toits original state with no need to chemically convert the heat into anyother form. No need to use electrolysis to convert heat into hydrogen.No need to use electrolysis again to convert hydrogen back intoelectricity. If there is no chemical conversion there is no chemicalconversion loss. The PIM utilizes fluid phasing for direct heat to workconversion with no chemical conversion middleman.

PIMs can work on a very small difference in temperature therefore theenergy can be stored in the form of a safe phase changing material likebrine water ice, or dry ice, or liquid carbon dioxide etc. Thesematerials all phase change below ambient temperature. In these types ofapplications the hot side of a PIM is ambient air and the cold side isthe energy release from the storage media. This is called cold fueling.Temperature differentials of hundreds of degrees are easily possiblewith low temperature, inert, phase changing materials. These types ofmaterials provide the cheapest, safest, completely pollution free methodof storing a large amount of energy in a vehicle, in a plane, or on aperson. Very few people would be willing to carry a high pressure,extremely explosive, flammable, hydrogen fuel pack just for theconvenience of more power storage than a battery. Most people would bewilling to carry an ice cube, or dry ice, or very low pressurenon-flammable liquid carbon dioxide (safer than a can of hairspray), ina small container. The use of non-flammable fuels eliminates thepossibility of fuel related fires. Inert solids, liquids, and gassesdon't catch fire. Imagine the lives saved. PIM technology is so simplethat it will provide an unlimited, pollution free, energy conversionmethod that is accessible to all people regardless of income. Hopefullythe availability of unlimited free energy will eventually lead to theelimination of money.

HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO OPEN AND CLOSE THE VALVES FOR THE CORRECT DURATIONAND AT THE CORRECT MOMENT MILLIONS OF TIMES PER SECOND? Here is wherethe real magic is, and here is where it gets a bit more complicated.First, the valves and the valve ports are one and the same. There is nomechanical valve closing a valve port because the valve IS the valveport. The opening and closing of the valve ports and therefore controlof fluid flow is accomplished by moving one chamber and its valveport(s) relative to a different chamber and its valve port(s). In a PIMthe exhaust valve port from one pressure zone feeds directly into theintake valve port for the next pressure zone. This eliminates the needto have a separate valve or for that matter any kind of valve train.

Duration and sequence of valve opening is the key to constant volumedisplacement, and is controlled by group timing system. Group timingsystem is a method for determining the duration, sequence, and order, ofthe exhaust valve open duration and the intake valve open duration, andis applied to mechanical components, occurring along two pairs of equalduration planes that can be arranged in any manner that complies withthe group timing system, and describes a time relationship that allowsthe intake valve opening duration and exhaust valve opening duration ofone or more chambers and or valve planes to be arranged such, that theintake valve and exhaust valve are never simultaneously open for anychamber in the system. Group timing system is so special because itallows an infinite number of fluid chambers and stages to be linked.

Group timing system is composed of four durations. The first duration isthe exhaust duration range. Exhaust duration range is the durationduring which an exhaust valve can be open, and is also the maximumpossible duration for an exhaust valve to be open, however it does notindicate the actual exhaust valve opening duration. Exhaust valveopening duration is the actual duration that an exhaust valve is open.The reason that the exhaust opening is configured within a range(exhaust duration range) instead of a specific duration and time, isthat the exhaust from one stage is the intake for the next stage andtherefore the range of occurrence is always directly related to the sumof the exhaust valve opening duration and intake valve opening durationminus the overlap. If the exhaust valve opening duration and the intakevalve opening duration are the equal then the exhaust duration range andthe intake duration range will then be equal to the actual exhaust valveopening duration and intake valve opening duration.

The second duration is pause one, the duration that separates theexhaust duration range from the intake duration range. Pause one is theduration that corresponds to the portion of a fluid chamber that thefluid flows through. Pause one is critical because it provides thenecessary separation between the intake and exhaust strokes of achamber.

The third duration intake duration range is the duration during which anintake valve can be open, and is also the maximum possible duration foran intake valve to be open, however it does not indicate the actualintake valve opening duration. Intake valve opening duration is theactual duration that an intake valve is open. The reason that the intakeopening is configured within a range (intake duration range) instead ofa specific duration and time, is that the exhaust from one stage is theintake for the next stage and therefore the range of occurrence isalways directly related to the sum of the exhaust valve opening durationand intake valve opening duration minus the overlap. If the exhaustvalve opening duration and the intake valve opening duration are theequal then the exhaust duration range and the intake duration range willthen be equal to the actual exhaust valve opening duration and intakevalve opening duration.

Pause two is the duration that separates the intake duration range fromthe end of the displacement duration. Pause two is the duration thatcorresponds to the portion of a fluid chamber that may be used toprovide a reservoir which causes an asymmetry between the reactioncreated by the intake and the reaction created by the exhaust. Thisasymmetry increases both efficiency and power density. Pause two iscritical because it provides the necessary separation between theexhaust stroke of one chamber and the next intake stroke of thesubsequent chamber.

Fluid enters a chamber through the intake port. The intake port isalways separated from the end of the chamber by pause two. If pause twois used to contain a pocket, the pocket gives fluid the potential toexpand to both sides of the port when it enters. Pause two also providesa reservoir. Fluid then flows through pause one which always separatesthe intake and exhaust ports. The exhaust port is always abuts the endof the chamber and therefore is able to produce higher pressure than theintake because fluid within the chamber can only expand to one side ofthe exhaust port.

A chamber that has no pocket occurring at pause two then it has apotential zero difference between the reaction of the intake valve andthe reaction of the exhaust valve. Therefore if a chamber has no pausetwo pocket the flow can be reversed at equal efficiency by simplyswitching the hot and cold inputs. The intake and exhaust valves aredistinguishable from each other only as a function of direction of flow.If a chamber has a pause two pocket there is an asymmetry in thereaction between the intake and exhaust valves for that chamber. Thismeans that in order to reverse flow at equal efficiency the sequence ofthe four displacement duration subsystems must be reversed in order topoint the asymmetry in the new direction of flow.

CAN PIMs DO ANYTHING TO REVERSE THE GREENHOUSE EFFECT OR SEQUESTERGREENHOUSE GASES THAT ALREADY EXIST? The answers to those questions are“Yes”, and “Yes’. PIMs through their extreme efficiency and extreme easeand universality of implementation will help to reduce the greenhouseeffect drastically and immediately. PIMs also can provide for very largescale use of solar energy to power compressor PIMs that compressed largevolumes of ambient air into liquid in order to separate greenhouse gasesfrom other gasses for the purpose of underground sequestration in saltdomes or in other geological underground formations. Also linear PIMsmight be able to generate escape velocity, in order to launch supermassive chunks of frozen greenhouse gasses directly into space.

THE PLANETARY IMPROVEMENT MOTOR SOUNDS TO GOOD TO BE TRUE, CAN YOU PROVEIT? No and yes, somewhat, sort of. No the PIM is not too good to betrue. I developed the PIM by building actual, functional physical modelswhich prove that constant volume displacement works, and that it doesexist, and that it can divide a difference in pressure as many times asdesired just as the third law of thermodynamics mandates it to. So atthe very worst the Planetary Improvement Motor is a new, superefficient, and extremely simple, positive displacement pump and enginedesign that can operate through a broad range of temperatures, and thathas only two parts and no physical contact between the two, and withnearly limitless applications. At best it is nearly 100% efficient andwill end world hunger and greenhouse gas production. I believe that 99%efficiency is self evident in the physics involved, however I am onlyjust starting to learn about the subject and do not have sufficientknowledge to compose an equation to verify 99% efficiency, yet. As faras Super Duper Super Uper Duper Cycle and all of the other theoreticalmumbo jumbo talk they are essentially my uneducated guesses based onobservations, as to what I believe are the thermodynamic mechanismunderlying the function of PIMs. Since these are based on my hypothesisfrom an observation it means that I believe that the physics make themself evident. So, I can absolutely prove the function of and existenceof constant volume displacement however I cannot yet prove 99%efficiency. The Earth can't wait. Therefore I am willing to riskintellectual embarrassment, based on just the slightest possibility thatPlanetary Improvement Motors might be able to reduce the destruction ofearth, and maybe help us to not extinguishing ourselves.

“HEY POLLUTION AND WORLD HUNGER, IN YOUR FACE!”

1. Heat Economy is an economic concept whereby energy is converted towork and work to energy directly at the point of usage.
 2. Cold Fuelingis a thermodynamic concept that mandates energy to be stored only incompounds that phase below ambient temperature.
 3. Pimgine is adisplacement pump that can also be used as a displacement engine, atsimilar efficiency for both pump and engine usage, without requiring theaddition or subtraction of any components, and is a term that isapplicable to most Planetary Improvement Motors, however to avoidconfusion the term pimgine only appears a few times in this application.4. Displacement Stacking is to displace fluid more than one time throughone chamber during one revolution of a revolving displacement pump orengine, or one linearlution of a linear displacement or lateraldisplacement pump or engine.
 5. Turbulence Induced Sealing is theaddition of texture to two or more surfaces moving in close proximity toeach other in order to attach fluid to the individual surfaces to reduceboth drag and fluid leakage that occurs between the different surfaces,turbulence induced sealing does this pinching vortices of fluid in theboundary layer between the fluid that is attached to the individualsurfaces.
 6. Super Duper Super Uper Duper Cycle is a cyclicthermodynamic system that may be infinitely daisy chained, and that maybe configured for both open loop and closed loop operation, and that maybe inserted into most other thermodynamic systems that contains two,individual separate thermodynamic loops, each loop composed of two pairsof isothermal and isometric cycles.
 7. Value Locking is method ofshifting the allocation of time within a thermodynamic loop by limitingthe values for either the pressure component or the volume component tospecific values, and allowing the remaining component to have a range ofunspecific values.
 8. Forced Simultaneous Subsystem Pairing is when thetwo individual pairs of thermodynamic cycles that compose one loop suchas isothermal and isometric, are forced into having a direct, mutuallydependant, unvarying, relationship with each other thereby reducing theduration for each pair of cycles to the minimum level possible. 9.Forced Loop Pairing occurs when one displacement of fluid through onechamber of a displacement pump or engine is forced into containing twocomplete thermodynamic loops in series.
 10. Stage stacking is thecontainment of more than one stage of a multistage displacement enginein a manner such that the leakage from one stage (that is normallywasted) is contained and goes directly to the next stage in series withno net loss of energy.
 11. Nyne is a neutral thermodynamic subsystemthat is added to a thermodynamic system by providing a passage thatallows fluid to flow between the highest pressure zone and the lowestpressure zone of a system, closing the loop in order to continue addingor subtracting energy from the fluid.
 12. Constant Volume Displacement“CVD” is form of cyclic positive displacement that displaces a fluidfrom one pressure zone to a different pressure zone by containing fluidwithin a fixed volume chamber that has at least one intake port and oneexhaust port, then adding or subtracting energy to or from the fluid,the resulting change in energy within the chamber displaces fluid intoor out from the chamber and produces work from both the displacement offluid into the chamber and the displacement of fluid out of the chamber.13. Group timing system is a system that describes abstract timerelationships that create constant volume displacement and is used todetermine the duration and sequence of valve opening and closing alongfour equal duration abstract planes with one pair of planes being usedto contain a chamber, and the second pair of planes being used tocontain the first pair of planes, and describes a time relationship thatallows the intake valve opening duration and the exhaust valve openingduration, of one to infinity chamber(s) and or valve planes and orstages, to be arranged such that the intake valve and exhaust valve forany chamber are never simultaneously open. Elements or steps 13.1 Createfour equal duration planes then applying the group timing equations,placing an exhaust on the first plane, an intake on the second plane, anexhaust on the third plane, and an intake on the fourth plane, then lineup the center of the exhaust duration range of the first plane with thecenter of the intake duration range of the fourth plane to get zerogroup offset. After the timing is determined, an infinite number of fourplane groups can be multiplied and connected to each other without theintake and exhaust valves for any chamber ever being simultaneouslyopen. These durations can then be applied to any shape or form ofmechanical system as long as the durations and sequence are not altered.13.1.1 Group Duration is the total duration for one revolution orlinearlution of one pressure zone contained by a pump or engine. 13.2Displacement Duration is derived by taking the group duration anddividing it by the number of chambers in the group, and is the totalduration for one displacement of fluid through one chamber, and iscomposed of four durations that always occur in the following reversiblesequence 1=Exhaust duration range 2=Pause one 3=Intake duration range4=Pause two. 13.2.1 Exhaust Duration Range is the duration during whichan exhaust valve can be open, and is also the maximum possible durationfor an exhaust valve to be open, however it does not indicate the actualexhaust valve opening duration. 13.2.1.1 Exhaust Valve Opening Durationis the actual duration that an exhaust valve is open. 13.2.2 Pause Oneis the duration that separates the exhaust duration range from theintake duration range. 13.2.3 Intake Duration Range is the durationduring which an intake valve can be open, and is also the maximumpossible duration for an intake valve to be open, however it does notindicate the actual intake valve opening duration. 13.2.3.1 Intake ValveOpening Duration is the actual duration that an intake valve is open.13.2.4 Pause Two is the duration that separates the intake durationrange from the end of the displacement duration. 13.2.5 DisplacementDuration Offset is the difference in time between the start of thesecond plane and the third plane that are used to contain the chamber.13.2.6 Group Offset is the difference in time between the midpoint ofthe exhaust valve duration range of the first plane and the midpoint ofthe intake duration range of the fourth plane and is used to compensatefor the displacement duration offset by making it equal to thedisplacement duration offset. 13.2.7 Linearlution is a term for both alinear displacement pump or engine and a lateral displacement pump orengine, analogous to the duration of one revolution in a revolvingengine, defined as a total duration starting at the beginning of thefirst displacement duration and ending at the end of the lastdisplacement duration. 13.2.8 Group Timing equations are definedrelative to displacement duration with the following equations.X=Group Duration X/Y=AY=Total displacements per group Y·A=XA=Displacement Duration AB=Valve Opening Duration Range B≦0.5AC=Total Pause Duration C+B=A C=A−BD=Exhaust Duration Range D+C+F=A D=0.5BD_(a)=Exhaust Valve Open Duration D_(a)≦DE=Pause One E+B+G=A E≧0.5BF=Intake Duration Range F+C+D=A F=0.5BF_(a)=Intake Valve Open Duration F_(a)≦FG=Pause Two G+B+E=A G≧0.5B
 14. CVD Chamber System is a system thatdescribes a group of physical components and various arrangements towhich the group timing system can be applied, that may be used to builda constant volume displacement engine or pump. Elements or steps 14.1Distinct Displacement Chamber “DDC” is a chamber within a fluid, capableof containing some of the fluid at a different pressure, for asufficient duration to generate useable work. 14.1.1 DDC Side Walls arethe walls of a DDC that are used to connect two or more CVD disk valves.14.1.2 DDC end walls are DDC side walls that are closest to thebeginning of occurrence and the end of occurrence of a DDC, and thatseparate one DDC from the next occurring DDC. 14.1.3 DDC Exhaust ValvePort is the opening through which fluid exits one pressure zone to adifferent pressure zone. 14.1.4 DDC Intake Valve Port is the openingthrough which fluid enters one pressure zone from a different pressurezone. 14.1.5 Pause One Pocket is the physical space in a DDC thatcorresponds to the duration separating the DDC intake port and the DDCexhaust port. 14.1.6 Pause Two Pocket is the physical space in a DDCthat corresponds to the duration between the DDC exhaust port and theend of the DDC. 14.2 CVD Disks contain one or more distinct displacementchambers and or one or more CVD disk valve(s) within a common pressurezone, CVD disks are used to change the energy of fluid by displacingfluid between stationary CVD disk(s) and a moving CVD disk(s), in otherwords work is produced by pushing and pulling moving CVD disks and usingfixed CVD disks as an anchor from which to push and pull the moving CVDdisks. 14.2.1 CVD Disk Valve is a physical object that occurs along oneplane and which is used to separate two or more pressure zones, andwhich has one or more openings that permit fluid to move from onepressure zone to another pressure zone. 14.2.1.1 CVD Intake Valve is aCVD disk valve that contains one or more intake valve port(s).14.2.1.1.1 CVD Intake Valve Port is the opening(s) that permits fluid toenter a pressure zone. 14.2.1.2 CVD Exhaust Valve is a CVD disk valvethat contains one or more exhaust valve port(s). 14.2.2.2.1 CVD ExhaustValve Port is the opening(s) that permits fluid to exit a pressure zone.14.3 CVD Disk Core is a structure to which moving CVD disk(s), CVD diskvalve(s), are attached. 14.4 CVD Disk Housing is a structure to whichstationary CVD disk(s) or CVD disk valve(s) are attached. 14.5 CVDTransfer Cap is a cap that may be used to stop or limit fluid flow atone or both ends of a CVD disk housing or CVD disk core, and which mayalso be used to transfer heat energy into or out from the containedfluid. 14.6 Housing Coupler is a coupler that can effectively contain atransfer of fluid between two or more CVD disk housings. 14.7 CoreCoupler is a coupler that can effectively contain a transfer of fluidbetween two or more CVD disk cores. 14.8 Energy Tank is a portableenergy storage tank for CVD pumps and engines. 14.9 Flow Limiter is adevice that limits the flow of fluid through a CVD pump or engine inorder to increase the difference in pressure between two or morepressure zones affecting the pump or engine, and is analogous to anorifice tube or expansion valve in an air conditioner. 14.10 TransferBars are electrically conductive objects that are used to join two ormore magnetic fields, for the purpose of transferring electrical energyinto or out of a CVD engine or pump. 14.11 Transfer Fluid is the primaryfluid displaced that is used to transfer energy between stationary andmoving CVD disks. 14.12 Generator Bearing Magnets are magnets that canbe located on both moving, and fixed components, and that can be used totransfer electrical energy into or out from a CVD engine or pump, andthat also may be used as a bearing. 14.13 Mass Displacement is the massof a displaced volume. 14.14 Displacement Styles are methods ofarranging the location and motion of DDCs, CVD disks, and transferfluid. 14.14.1 Circular Displacement is a physical method of arrangingchambers for the purpose of creating circular motion by moving fluidthrough pressure zones that are arrange laterally from the direction ofmotion, and where the pressure zones are arranged in an alternatingfashion such that the fluid flows between moving and stationarychambers. 14.14.2 Lateral Displacement is a physical method of arrangingchambers for the purpose of creating linear motion by moving fluidthrough pressure zones that are arrange laterally from the direction ofmotion, and where the pressure zones are arranged in an alternatingfashion such that the fluid flows between moving and stationarychambers. 14.14.3 Linear Displacement is a physical method of arrangingchambers for the purpose of creating linear motion by moving fluidthrough pressure zones that are arranged along the axis of motion, andwhere the pressure zones are arranged in an alternating fashion suchthat the fluid flows between moving and stationary chambers. 14.15 Ratiomethod describes ways to create a difference in mass displacementbetween two or more CVD disks and is somewhat analogous to thecompression ratio of a piston engine except that ratio method is not adirect measure of a change in volume like compression ratio but isinstead defined by the potential difference in the amount of mass thattwo or more planes can displace. 14.15.1 Reaction Inequity is present inall multistage PIMs, and is the difference in mass displacement of twoor more stages. 14.15.2 Disk Stacking alters mass displacement byvarying the thickness and therefore the volume of a CVD disk. 14.15.3Disk Coning alters mass displacement by varying the diameter andtherefore the volume of a CVD disk. 14.15.4 DDC Skipping alters massdisplacement by skipping one or more DDCs, or in some other way notutilizing all of the available volume within a CVD disk. 14.15.5 Timeshifting alters mass displacement by varying the distribution of thefour individual durations that compose DDC duration, while stillcomplying with Group Timing System. 14.15.6 Geometry alteration altersmass displacement by varying the shape of components and the reactionthat they generate.
 15. Differential Seeding is addition of acompressible object(s) to a non-compressible fluid in order to createmultiple pressure zones within a common fluid to facilitate constantvolume displacement with a non-compressible fluid, and is accomplished.15.1 Gas Placebo is the addition of a compressible fluid to a dissimilarfluid. 15.2 Object Placebo is the temporary or permanent addition of oneor more compressible object(s) to a fluid. 15.3 Phase Placebo is thephasing of a fluid into or out of a gaseous state.